Category Archives: letting go

Letting go is hard to do. Whether it is letting go of a person or a situation, it can be very difficult to give up on the hopes and dreams we had and allow ourselves to move forward in our lives. We desperately try to hang on to what we had or thought we had when in reality, it is no longer there or was never there.

When we find ourselves disappointed in a person or a situation, it is many times the result of expectations we had, whether we were aware or unaware of them. Before we can get over the disappointment and move forward, we need to be able to let go of any expectations we have. We need to make a matter-of-fact assessment of the situation and make sure any new expectations are realistic and focus only on what we can expect of ourselves.

It is hard to let go of our expectations. Many times, it means giving up on a dream. When we are able to let go, we find it frees us up to experience things as they are and to find other possibilities. When we open ourselves up to the universe, many times we are blessed with things that are far beyond anything we could have imagined. It can take us down a path that would have otherwise have been closed off to us.

This is particularly important when we are facing devastating events in our lives. We must let go of how things were and adjust to the new set of circumstances.

To learn more about expectations, tune into our radio show on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at noon Pacific Time on AshfordRadio.com in Studio C. The Three Generations of Payne will be there to discuss this important topic.